books by William Beckford     books:       Vathek (Oxford World's Classics) William Beckford Oxford University Press, USA, 2009 Vathek (1786), originally written in French, remains one of the strangest eighteenth-century novels and one of the most difficult to classify. Perverse and grotesque comedy alternates with scenes of 'oriental' magnificence and evocative beauty in the story of the ruthless Caliph Vathek's journey to superb damnation among the subterranean treasures of Eblis. Underlying the elegant prose is a strong element of self-indulgent personal fantasy on ...             He Leadeth Me: A Story of How Good Overcame Evil William Beckford iUniverse, 2013 In this gripping and yet captivating account of a compelling true life story, William Beckford enthralls his audience with a story that will live with you - forever. He will transport you into his life and travel with him from his innocent childhood, the discovery of his nonexistent relationship with his siblings, through his depression and attempted suicide. The emotional abuse and neglect cycle started when he was a child, and continued ...             Vathek, 2013 One of the strangest and most unforgettable eighteenth-century novels, Vathek is a wild Gothic fantasy whose sensuous imagination and grotesque comedy have inspired writers from Byron to Lovecraft. The Caliph Vathek is dissolute and debauched, and hungry for knowledge. When the mysterious Giaour offers him boundless treasure and unrivalled power he is willing to sacrifice his god, the lives of innocent children, and his own soul to satisfy his ...             Italy; with sketches of Spain and Portugal, 2012 This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.             Dreams, Waking Thoughts, and Incidents, 2012 This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.             Four Gothic Novels: The Castle of Otranto; Vathek; The Monk; Frankenstein (World's Classics) Horace Walpole, William Beckford, ... Oxford University Press, USA, 1994 Macabre and melodramatic, set in haunted castles or fantastic landscapes, Gothic tales became fashionable in the late eighteenth century with the publication of Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto (1764). Crammed with catastrophe, terror, and ghostly interventions, the novel was an immediate success, and influenced numberous followers. These include William Beckford's Vathek (1786), which alternates grotesque comedy with scenes of ...             Vathek (The World's Classics) William Beckford Oxford University Press, USA, 1983 This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our ...             The History of Caliph Vathek, 2012 This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.             Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a ..., ..., 2011 This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.             Three Gothic Novels: The Castle of Otranto; Vathek; Frankenstein Horace Walpole, William Beckford, ... Penguin Classics, 1968 The Gothic novel, which flourished from about 1765 until 1825, revels in the horrible and the supernatural, in suspense and exotic settings. This volume, with its erudite introduction by Mario Praz, presents three of the most celebrated Gothic novels: The Castle of Otranto, published pseudonymously in 1765, is one of the first of the genre and the most truly Gothic of the three. Vathek (1786), an oriental tale by an eccentric millionaire, ...             Azemia (Valancourt Classics) William Beckford Valancourt Books, 2010 Azemia is a satirical attack on what William Beckford perceived as characteristically feminine novel-writing. First published in 1797, under the pseudonym Jacquetta Agneta Mariana Jenks, it joined its companion volume Modern Novel Writing, or, The Elegant Enthusiast (1796) in ridiculing the sentimental and sensational novels of the day, and especially the productions of William Lane's Minerva Press. However, it is also a biting political ...             3 More Gothic Horror Tales, ..., 2009 The Castle of Otranto, Horace Walpole, 1764 The History of the Caliph Vathek, by William Beckford, 1782 Nightmare Abbey, by Thomas Love Peacock, 1818             Vathek and Other Stories: A William Beckford Reader (Penguin Classics) William Beckford Penguin Classics, 1995 An enthralling work of Gothic fiction, modelled on the Arabian Nights, William Beckford's "Vathek and Other Stories" is edited with an introduction by Malcolm Jack in "Penguin Classics". William Beckford was a novelist, travel writer, art critic and politician best known for his novel "Vathek" - a story with elaborate imagery, sardonic humour and an unforgettable gallery of grotesques - which describes a journey to the halls of Eblis, or Hell, ...             Vathek : conte arabe (French Edition), 2011 Ce livre est une oeuvre du domaine public éditée au format numérique par Norph-Nop. L’achat de l’édition Kindle inclut le téléchargement via un réseau sans fil sur votre liseuse et vos applications de lecture Kindle             Vathek, 2012 This is William Beckford's classic novel Vathek.             Three Oriental Tales: The History of Nourjahad, Vathek, and The Giaour (New Riverside Editions) Frances Sheridan, William Beckford, ... Wadsworth Publishing, 2002 This engaging volume presents the complete texts of three of the most important, and historically popular, examples of the Oriental tale genre. Supporting contextual material includes samples of Orientalist writing from The Spectator, Johnson's Rambler, Goldsmith's Citizen of the World, and Edgeworth's complete tale "Murad the Unlucky," as well as a selection of modern critical essays.             The History of the Caliph Vathek Start Publishing LLC, 2012 The novel chronicles the fall from power of the Caliph Vathek (a fictionalized version of the historical Al-Wathiq), who renounces Islam and engages with his mother, Carathis, in a series of licentious and deplorable activities designed to gain him supernatural powers. At the end of the novel, instead of attaining these powers, Vathek descends into a hell ruled by the demon Eblis where he is doomed to wander endlessly and speechlessly.             Vathek William Beckford, J G. 1794-1854 Lockhart, ... Nabu Press, 2010 This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed ...             Tales of the Grotesque, by Masters of Horror, ..., 2010 Tales of the Grotesque is an anthology of classic horror tales including: An Occurrence at Owl Creek, Ambrose Bierce 1890 The History of the Caliph Vathek, William Beckford 1887 Carmilla, J. 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